MY DRESS - safe at home (pics inside)

After nearly a year since I started looking for and fell in love with this same dress I picked it up today.

My dress search

I tried it with a crinoline and then with a hoop skirt. I am going with the hoop skirt. These pics were just for show. The dress was not laced up in the back at all (just snapped in one place). It fits much better than it looks here





better pic of my veil


The beading (pearls, crystals and rhinestones)



This was the first fitting - no crinoline or hoop but it was laced up completely.


The hoop made a HUGE difference. Thanks to DayBeforeThanksgiving for posting crinoline versus hoop skirt pics of her wedding dress Before and After pics of Annmarie with a crinoline then hoop skirt

FH does not live with me and he is not normally a snoop but FH did confess to snooping for my dress a while back - the initial dress that I bought and then sold on ebay. I am pretty sure this will stop him if he snoops and ultimately finds the dress. He was warned by his Aunt Robbi to stay away from the dress

I did not tell him that I was picking up the dress. He still thinks it is at the bridal shop



I have a ton of blankets that I keep in the closet so I hid the dress behind them. I figure if he opens that closet, which he never does, that he will just see blankets as usual.


And I put my folded veil on a wire hanger I got from the dry cleaners since all of my hangers (huggable hangers) have black felt covering. I was told not to leave it in the bag since the wrinkles might get worse

FH knows that I have the veil here in the house so if he sees it there he will probably not think to look for anything else in the closet.